‘Jihadi Jack’ Lashes Out at UK After It Revokes His Citizenship
Jack Letts, 24, who was a dual UK-Canadian national, was captured by Kurdish forces in Syria in 2017 and is languishing in jail there. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: Trump’s Warning to Europe Accentuates Need for Countries to Repatriate ISIS Detainees
Repatriation and prosecution at home is at the same time likely to minimize the risk for wider societal radicalization, namely by diminishing grievances. Keep Reading
Five Eyes Security Summit Concludes With Pledge to Tackle Emerging Threats
The theme of this year’s meeting was ‘emerging threats’, with ministers also turning their attention to common risks posed by new technologies, including connected devices, terrorist use of the internet and foreign terrorist fighters. Keep Reading
Bronx Man Nabbed at JFK While Allegedly Trying to Go Join Taliban
Hossain allegedly said his purpose was to “fight the American government...with the Taliban,” and that “I want to kill some kufars before I die.” Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: With International Help, SDF Can Lead in Prepping ISIS Fighters for Prosecution, Rehabilitation
We believe that it is possible to identify where these prisoners are on the terrorist trajectory and who is likely to respond to treatment. Keep Reading
ISIS Scolds Wannabe Jihadists Who Make ‘Easy Prey’ for Intel, Ruin Attack Plots
Terror group also declares it's better for would-be jihadist “to be a few months late” in quest than flub it. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: Enacting Western Justice in Regard to ISIS Foreign Fighters and Their Families
Many of the Westerners ICSVE researchers have interviewed have already spontaneously deradicalized, as they became seriously disillusioned by ISIS. Keep Reading
UN Official: Try ISIS Detainees Now or ‘Serve the Narrative of Grievance and Revenge’
Bachelet says states "should provide the same access to nationality for children born to their nationals in conflict zones," including ISIS fighters. Keep Reading
Europeans Are ‘Losers’ for Trying to Prevent Return of Foreign Fighters, Says Pro-ISIS Group
Media foundation that last year warned foreign fighters of a “harmful destiny” if they gave up on ISIS tells them "the land of Jihad" is better than Europe. Keep Reading
Report: Options for Dealing with IS Foreign Fighters Detained in Syria
The destruction of the Islamic State has left the U.S.-backed Syrian Defense Forces holding thousands of foreign fighters who joined IS ranks from abroad as well as members of their families. What happens to these detainees will impact the continuing jihadi campaign in the Middle East and beyond. Keep Reading
